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• China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 23:56 via news.google.com
  
  China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Thief steals former governor’s SUV as he hosts a radio show

  25-08-2023 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer learned a lesson about his car keys after his vehicle was stolen as he hosted a Fargo radio show.Schafer was guest hosting KFGO’s “News and Views” program Friday morning when police called the station to ask if he owned a 2020 GMC Yukon, the station reported.
  It turns out that the SUV had been stolen out of the station’s parking lot. The thief apparently drove it to a probation office and surrendered to authorit
  
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• American Megan Khang takes clubhouse lead in second round of CPKC Women’s Open

  25-08-2023 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Megan Khang of the United States is the clubhouse leader in the second round of the CPKC Women’s Open.
  She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move into the top spot in the morning wave at 7-under.
  First-round leader Yuka Saso of Japan hadn’t teed off when Kang finished her day.
  Superstar Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot a 4-under 68 to likely see the weekend with a total score of 1-under.
  The projected cutline at t
  
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• B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Arrest made in connection with July homicide in Mission

  25-08-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS —Charges have been laid in connection the July killing of 42-year-old Jesse Kennedy of Mission. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says 37-year-old John Powers has been charged with second-degree murder.Mission RCMP were initially called to an area of the 32500 block of Lougheed Highway on July 13 at 5:52 p.m. Powers was taken into custody shortly after police found Kennedy suffering from a stab wound.He was taken to hospital but passed away from his injuries.
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• Woman who tried to take COVID transplant fight to Supreme Court dies

  25-08-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An Alberta woman who tried to take her fight over COVID vaccine requirements for organ transplants all the way to the Supreme Court has died.
  The former lawyer for Sheila Annette Lewis confirmed her death Friday.
  “Ms. Lewis was a real true believer in fighting for personal rights and freedoms,” said Allison Pejovic, who was in touch with her former client’s son. 
  Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an o
  
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• Missouri judge says ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday

  25-08-2023 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Friday that a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday, as scheduled.The ruling by St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer means that beginning next week, health care providers are prohibited from providing gender-affirming surgeries to children. Minors who began puberty blockers or hormones before Monday will be allowed to continue on those medications, but other minors won’t have access to those drugs.Some adu
  
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• Canadian ministers vow to accelerate action at global environment conference in B.C.

  25-08-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Politicians and environmental leaders from more than 180 countries have been in Vancouver, B.C., this week, with many pledging to accelerate action on climate change and biodiversity loss at the assembly of the Global Environment Facility.
  The organization manages a series of funds aimed at helping developing countries meet their climate goals, such as those established by the Paris Agreement, which sets a target of limiting global heating to “well below” 2 C from p
  
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• De Grasse sixth in men’s 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals

  25-08-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men’s 200-metres final.
  De Grasse, who had reached the podium at every Olympics and world championships he competed in heading into Budapest, finished with a time of 20.14 seconds.
  Noah Lyles of the United States was first in 19.52 seconds, followed by fellow American Erriyon Knighton (19.75) and Letslie Tebog
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline project runs into fresh construction-related ... - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 21:48 via news.google.com
  
  Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Surrey Sunflower Festival in bloom through to Sunday, Sept. 3 - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 21:07 via news.google.com
  
  Surrey Sunflower Festival in bloom through to Sunday, Sept. 3  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Niger’s junta asks the French ambassador to leave the country

  25-08-2023 20:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s military junta has asked the French ambassador to leave the country, the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday.The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a coup that ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president.
  French Ambassador Sylvain Itte was asked to leave Niger within 48 hours in a letter that accused him of ignoring an invitation for a meeting with the ministry
  
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• Ibrahim Ali murder trial: B.C. teen’s mom tells of ‘darkest day’

  25-08-2023 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The mother of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a Burnaby, B.C.,  park six years ago says her “heart was bleeding” when she found out that her daughter had died.
  The Chinese woman, who can’t be identified because of a publication ban protecting the identity of her daughter, is testifying for a third day at the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who has denied murdering the girl.
  The woman, testifying though a Mandarin-language interp
  
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• CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution

  25-08-2023 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution’s visit to Stade Saputo on Saturday night.
  After a narrow 3-2 victory in the Canadian Classique over the struggling Toronto FC, the weekend opponent should present a tougher challenge for Montreal (10-12-2).
  After missing the playoffs last year, the Revolution (12-4-7) were quick to re-establish themselves as one of
  
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• Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements

  25-08-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal English-language junior colleges are bracing for the year ahead as parts of Quebec’s language law reform take effect.
  The law, known as Bill 96, limits English junior college enrolment and mandates additional French courses for students.
  Colleges that exceed their enrolment caps this school year risk penalties of $7,048 per additional student.
  Dawson College director general Diane Gauvin says the Montreal school has enough faculty to teach French courses this semester.
  But she say
  
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• Air Quality Advisory issued for Fraser Valley

  25-08-2023 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Wildfire smoke from fires in British Columbia and Washington State is making it difficult to breathe in the Fraser Valley and other sections of the lower mainland today (Aug. 25). The smoke has led the an Air Quality Advisory.
  The Metro Vancouver Regional District issued the advisory late Friday morning due to high levels of fine particulate matter that is carried within wildfire smoke. It says smoke concentrations may vary widely across the region as winds, temperatures, and w
  
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• Abbotsford restricts open-flame cooking

  25-08-2023 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) has announced stringent restrictions on open-flame cooking at public events. The current drought conditions and extreme fire danger rating within the City of Abbotsford have elevated the urgency of cautionary measures, as fires can easily ignite, spread swiftly, and pose challenges to firefighting efforts.
  While AFRS and the City of Abbotsford remain steadfast in their support for community events and celebrations, the dangers associat
  
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• Chilliwack sees 'rise in crime data' in second quarter, says top cop - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 19:49 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack sees 'rise in crime data' in second quarter, says top cop  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon to remain closed through weekend

  25-08-2023 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The provincial government says Highway 1 between Boston Bar and Lytton will remain closed through the weekend. The roadwas closed on Aug.17 when the Kookipi Creek wildfire approached a 10-kilometre section of Highway 1.
  In a news release Friday (Aug. 25), the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says the wildfire has burned trees on the bluffs above the highway, resulting in falling trees and boulders along the highway, including through the Falls Creek (Jackass Mount
  
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• Chief of small Okanagan, B.C., brigade says 13 firefighters lost own homes to blaze

  25-08-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — The chief of a small rural fire department in B.C.’s Okanagan region says 13 members of his own crew have lost their homes while fighting wildfires this season.
  Wilson’s Landing Fire Chief Paul Zydowicz says wildfires burning on the west side of Okanagan Lake have been a “nightmare” due their speed and intensity. 
  Zydowicz told a briefing Thursday that his team thought a fire two years ago would be the biggest they’d ever face, but this se
  
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• Alberta, N.W.T. premiers to tour reception centre for wildfire evacuees in Calgary

  25-08-2023 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The premiers of Alberta and the Northwest Territories are scheduled to tour a Calgary reception centre for wildfire evacuees this afternoon.
  Tens of thousands have been forced from the territory, with many seeking refuge in Alberta.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, provincial Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis and N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane are to take part in the visit.In an update last night, the territorial government said it was unlikely the fire would reach the capital, Y
  
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• China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban

  25-08-2023 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between China and Canada, following an American deal in June.
  Transport Canada says the weekly number of flights between the two countries has dropped drastically, from more than one hundred per week in the summer of 2019 to just 10 this season.
  The decline stems from China’s strict COVID-19 rules that Beijing relaxed earlier this year, which included limits on foreign flights and frequent quarantines and testing f
  
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• Growing wildfire risk puts pressure on insurance industry: experts - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
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• First Nations ‘shutting down’ B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month

  25-08-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two First Nations say they’re “shutting down” public access to B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations.
  The Lil’wat and N’Quatqua First Nations say they’re asserting their title and rights to shared unceded territory to take time to harvest and gather resources.
  They say the park will reopen on National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30.
  In a statement, the nations say the decision is supported by the Unite
  
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• Don’t miss Rotary’s 4th annual one-day book sale Saturday in Chilliwack

  25-08-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Make time to check out the best deals on books in town this weekend.The Rotary Club of Chilliwack will hold its 4th annual one-day book sale next Saturday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the Rotary building at 44870 Wolfe Road, between Townsend Park and the municipal water treatment plant.
  Rotary Club of Chilliwack wrote on Facebook that the event will be weather permitting, and the forecast from Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to hit 30
  
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• Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup

  25-08-2023 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
  Canada took a three-point lead into halftime before blowing the game wide open with a 25-8 third quarter.
  Gilgeous-Alexander added 13 rebounds, six assists and two steals. He entered the half struggling with just two baskets on nine shots from the floor, but ended 9-of-18.
  Team captain Kelly Olynyk had 18 points, four rebounds and a bl
  
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• Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

  25-08-2023 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi would become a “golf widow” — spending her weekends alone at home looking after the kids and taking on chores while he played yet another round.
  Izumi was so determined to buck the stereotype that she and her boyfriend went straight to Golf Town to pick up clubs and shoes, then
  
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• Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID

  25-08-2023 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying because they fear reprisals.
  The professional order expresses its concern in a letter it plans to send to members today, which was obtained by The Canadian Press.
  The letter, signed by college president Mauril Gaudreault, does not specify what kind of reprisals doctors fear or from whom.
  Gaudreault’s letter is in response to a memo from the head of Quebec&rsquo
  
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• Canada to join U.S. trade fight with Mexico over genetically modified corn products

  25-08-2023 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canada is siding with the United States in a burgeoning trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on products made with genetically modified corn. 
  Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay say Canada will take part in dispute resolution proceedings as a third party. 
  Mexico imposed a ban in February on importing tortillas or dough made with biotech corn — a move its trading partners say is contrary to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreeme
  
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• UK police are investigating the deaths of 88 people linked to Canadian self-harm websites

  25-08-2023 14:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm.
  The probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who has been charged with two counts of counseling and aiding suicide. Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sod
  
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• Air quality to worsen Friday in Chilliwack

  25-08-2023 13:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — As if the smoky skies and related smell weren’t evident Thursday morning in Chilliwack, air quality in the eastern Fraser Valley is expected to worsen on Friday (Aug. 25).
  Metro Vancouver says smoky skies are slated to return Friday in Chilliwack and the surrounding area due to the reemergence of smoke from wildfires throughout BC.Environment Canada projects that there will be widespread smoke starting late Thursday night and into Friday for Chilliwack.The eastern Fraser
  
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• Lions defence stresses need for communication ahead of Ticats tilt

  25-08-2023 13:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Following a close loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the message on the B.C. Lions defence is the need for better communication.
  The Lions secondary was hammered by Roughriders third-string quarterback Jake Dolegala, who finished the game 18-29 with 239 yards and three touchdowns.
  “Every time you see us giving up big plays, it’s not guys being out of position, it’s communication,” said corner Garry Peters. “They gave us everything they had, y
  
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• Agent: More could be done to market Canada’s soccer players, brand

  25-08-2023 13:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Despite the success Canada’s men’s soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players.
  Nedal Huoseh, who represents superstar Alphonso Davies as well as international teammate Sam Adekugbe, said Canada Soccer and Major League Soccer clubs could do a much better job of marketing Canadian soccer players.
  “I do feel still though Canadian players are bigger in Canada than
  
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• Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women’s World Cup

  25-08-2023 12:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.
  Luis Rubiales told an emergency general assembly of the federation “I won’t resign” four times in quick succession and claimed he was a victim of a witch hunt by “false feminists.”
  Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the award ceremony after S
  
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• Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Wagner Group leader

  25-08-2023 12:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, on Friday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led an abortive uprising two months ago. “Right now, of course, there are lots of speculations around this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the passengers of the plane, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. Of course, in the West those speculations are put out under a certain angle, and all
  
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• In the news today: Travel restrictions lifted in B.C., phone disruptions in NWT

  25-08-2023 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Evacuation, travel orders lifted as fires diminish
  The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna’s city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this week’s rainfall.
  Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said in a statement late yesterday that travel restricti
  
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• Evacuation orders, final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires diminish

  25-08-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna’s city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this week’s rainfall.
  Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said in a statement late yesterday that travel restrictions to West Kelowna — adjacent to the McDougall Creek wildfire — has been lifted as of midnight.
  The ban for Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Kamloops was lifted earli
  
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• Back-to-school: Parents offer tips on how they save during annual shopping spree

  25-08-2023 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Two weekends ago, Anne Zarifa and her children sat down to make a list of clothes they’d need for the coming school year after sifting through their closets to get rid of anything too small or worn out.
  The Montreal mother of three says leaving back-to-school shopping until the last minute can be a costly error for parents — one that’s more important than ever to avoid in a time of high inflation. Zarifa said she tries to get ahead of the annual Labour Day weekend rush by start
  
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• Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada’s wildfires

  25-08-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn’t enough to convince them.
  Instead, space lasers, arsonists and government plots to restrict people’s movement are some of the causes of the fires, according to fringe online circles. But despite being fringe, these theories are widely circulated and boosted by social media algorithms
  
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• Widespread smoke leads to air quality advisory for Lower Mainland - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• BC Wildfire conducting aerial ignition on McDougall Creek wildfire - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  BC Wildfire conducting aerial ignition on McDougall Creek wildfire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard falls in second round of U.S. Open qualifiers

  25-08-2023 06:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
  Bouchard had three aces and three double faults, while breaking on two of her 11 opportunities.The Montreal native entered the match coming off a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui in the opening round of qualifying.
  Yastremska had six aces, four double faults and broke four out of 11 times.
  On the men’s side, Vasek P
  
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• Blue Bombers extend win streak to five games with 47-17 thumping of Alouettes

  25-08-2023 06:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Receiver Dalton Schoen and running back Brady Oliveira each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Montreal Alouettes 47-17 and extended their win streak to five games on Thursday.
  The Bombers had to overcome a shaky start by quarterback Zach Collaros who threw three first-half interceptions in his return to action after missing the last game with a neck injury.
  Two of the picks were returned for touchdowns by Montreal safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy an
  
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• Santander and Mullins HRs help first-place Orioles beat Berríos and Blue Jays 5-3

  25-08-2023 04:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homered, and the Baltimore Orioles maintained their two-game AL East lead by beating José Berríos and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night.
  Knowing that second-place Tampa Bay won earlier in the day, the Orioles overcame an early two-run deficit to extend their season-long mastery of Toronto and defeat Berríos (9-9) for the first time. The right-hander came in 10-0 against Baltimore, including 6-0 at Camden Yard
  
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• Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead

  25-08-2023 02:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Collin Morikawa faced a tough road at the Tour Championship, starting the tournament nine shots behind but knowing he had 72 holes — and an example from Rory McIlroy last year — to make up ground in the FedEx Cup finale.
  He managed to do that in one day, with a little help from the top.
  Morikawa finally put together his most complete round of the year at a good time Thursday, closing with three straight birdies for a 9-under 61 that gave him a share of the lead w
  
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• Canadians Johnston, Gallant have solid start to season-ending Elite Series event

  25-08-2023 02:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLAYTON, N.Y. — Mother Nature didn’t do much to slow down Canadians Chris Johnston and Cooper Gallant on Thursday at the Elite Series season-ending tournament on the St. Lawrence River.
  Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., battled windy conditions that caused two-metre swells to earn a five-fish limit weighing 28 pounds, three ounces and stand second in the 102-angler field. Gallant, a Series rookie from Bowmanville, Ont., was third at 26 pounds, 12 ounces.
  American Bryant Smith stood fi
  
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• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez ousted in quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land tournament

  25-08-2023 02:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez fell 6-3, 6-2 to Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the quarterfinals of the Tennis in the Land WTA 250 event on Thursday.
  Fernandez of Laval, Que., was held without an ace and had two double faults in the one-hour 23-minute match.She also won just 51.3 per cent of first-serve points and broke on two of her four chances.
  Maria, meanwhile, won 76.9 per cent of first-serve points and broke on five of her seven opportunities.The German also had two ac
  
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• Brooke Rivers leads Canadian amateurs after first round of CPKC Women’s Open

  25-08-2023 02:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Brooke Rivers says she’s just focused on playing golf at this week’s CPKC Women’s Open. But she still stopped to sign an autograph for a young girl as she crossed over from her front nine to the back nine.
  That quick pause in her round came as she was one of the early leaders on Thursday morning at the Canadian women’s golf championship. The 18-year-old Rivers, a collegiate player set to start her first full year of university, finished her round at 1-un
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire near Armstrong under control - Chilliwack Progress

  25-08-2023 01:04 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: Wildfire near Armstrong under control  Chilliwack Progress
  
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